by Alicia Katz Pollock | Feb 20, 2013 | Tips & Tricks
A few years ago, I was helping a client upgrade her Mac running OSX 10.5 Leopard, but she couldn’t remember her administrative password. Because she had an older computer, I couldn’t boot into OSX’s Recovery Disk and reset it from there – I had...
by Jamie Pollock | Jan 18, 2013 | Tips & Tricks
A compelling and telling blog post from Stabley Times about “Crapware” on the PC platform and the lack of it on the Apple platform. He makes a compelling argument that Macs are worth the extra money upfront, so you do not have to be subjected to unwanted...
by Alicia Katz Pollock | Nov 15, 2012 | Tips & Tricks
Customize your general preferences on your computer to make it a pleasure to use! Here is a list of the basic features. Note that these settings below are part of OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion, so if you haven’t upgraded yet, some but not all of these choices will be...
by Alicia Katz Pollock | Oct 3, 2012 | Tips & Tricks
One of the new features in both OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion and iOS6 is the Notification Center. Notifications alert you when something happens that you want to know about, like getting a new email message or an upcoming appointment on your calendar. But the Notification...
by Alicia Katz Pollock | Sep 18, 2012 | Tips & Tricks
The Apple Mail VIP Feature in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion automatically creates a SmartFolder containing all your sender’s messages when you designate the sender as a VIP. If you have multiple email accounts and subfolders used to organize messages, this VIP folder...
